This page has a number of opportunities available to Gonzaga students in the sciences.  Please see the links below for more information.

• Grants/Fellowships
• Conferences
• Internships/Jobs

For information on previously posted opportunities, please look in the Archives.

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Grants/Fellowships

Hertz Foundation Graduate Fellowships

Outstanding students pursuing a PhD degree in the applied physical, biological, and engineering sciences have the freedom to innovate and explore their genius in collaboration with leading professors in the field.  Deadline for 2010 academic year is October 31, 2009.
http://www.hertzfoundation.org/

EPA Greater Research Opportunities (GRO) program

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as part of its Greater Research Opportunities (GRO) program, is offering Greater Research Opportunities (GRO) undergraduate fellowships for bachelor level students in environmental fields of study. The deadline for receipt of paper applications is December 10, 2009 at 4:00 PM and December 10, 2009 at 11:59:59 PM ET for submittal of electronic applications to Grants.gov. Subject to availability of funding, the Agency plans to award approximately 30 new fellowships by July 30, 2010. Eligible students will receive support for their junior and senior years of undergraduate study and for an internship at an EPA facility during the summer between their junior and senior years. The fellowship provides up to $19,250 per year of academic support and up to $8,000 of internship support for a three-month summer period.
http://www.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/2010/2010_gro_undergrad.html

National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates Program (REU)

Motivated students and those looking for a change in scenery, should check out the National Science Foundation supported research programs for undergraduates. These programs specifically recruit/target students from undergraduate institutions such as Gonzaga. 
For more information see the NSF website.

Gonzaga University Travel Grants

Travel Grants are available to Gonzaga students attending and/or presenting at regional conferences.
If you are interested in applying for a travel grant, please complete the Application Form.

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Conferences

The 2009 Murdock College Science Research Conference
October 30 - 31, 2009
Gonzaga University

This year the Murdock Research Conference is right here at Gonzaga University.  The conference is an annual event sponsored by the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust each fall, and is hosted by a different college or university each year.

The National Conferences on Undergraduate Research (NCUR)
April 15 - 17, 2010
The University of Montana, Missoula, MT

The NCUR was established in 1987, and is dedicated to promoting undergraduate research, scholarship, and creative activity in all fields of study by sponsoring an annual conference for undergraduate students.

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Internships/Jobs

Pasteur Foundation Undergraduate Summer Internship Program

The Pasteur Foundation of New York offers its Internship Program to U.S. undergraduates to conduct 10-week summer internships at the Institute Pasteur. The goal is to encourage students in the pursuit of a scientific career and to expose them to an international laboratory experience.
http://www.pasteurfoundation.org/zuccaire.html

Summer Internships for Scientists

Free Career Resources for Scientists
A special on-line feature from the journal Science with information on careers in science.

National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates Program (REU)

Motivated students and those looking for a change in scenery, should check out the National Science Foundation supported research programs for undergraduates. These programs specifically recruit/target students from undergraduate institutions such as Gonzaga. 
For more information see the NSF website.

Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships (SULI)

This program places students in paid internships in Science and Engineering at any of several Department of Energy facilities.
http://www.scied.science.doe.gov/scied/erulf/about.html

The Smithsonian

The Smithsonian Institution, the world's largest museum complex, is always looking for the brightest and most talented people to help us produce our world-class programs, exhibits, and research. 
http://intern.si.edu/index.html

Department of Energy Global Change Education

The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Biological and Environmental Research (BER) sponsors the Global Change Education Program (GCEP) to promote undergraduate and graduate education and training in support of the Department's global change research activities.
http://www.atmos.anl.gov/GCEP/

National Institutes of Health

The Summer Internship Program (SIO) at the NIH provides an opportunity to spend the summer working side-by-side with some of the leading scientists in the world in an environment devoted exclusively to biomedical research.
http://www.training.nih.gov/student/

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NAID)
Rocky Mountain National Lab in Hamilton, MT

Students are offered the unique opportunity to join one of NIAID’s research laboratories for an internship with a minimum of 8 consecutive weeks.
http://www3.niaid.nih.gov/labs/training/summerInternships/

Amgens Scholars

Amgens Scholars is an international program funded by the Amgen Foundation with direction and technical assistance provided in the United States by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and in Europe by the University of Cambridge.
http://www.amgenscholars.com/

University of Colorado at Boulder
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

The MORPH Research Coordination Network provides support for visits of undergraduate students, graduate students, postdoctorals, and early career faculty (assistant professors) between organismic and molecular labs for periods ranging from a few weeks (to learn specific techniques) to a semester (to complete the equivalent of a lab rotation and take coursework not available at the home institution). This element of planned networking activities comprises the largest component of the MORPH funds and is open to any individual with an interest in bridging the gap between organismic and molecular aspects of the evolutionary developmental biology of plants.
http://www.colorado.edu/eeb/MORPH/grants/guidelines_ug.html

University of Minnesota, Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve

The Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve (formerly Cedar Creek Natural History Area) of the University of Minnesota has opportunities for students to work as Research Interns in three types of positions; 1) Plant community ecology, 2) Wildlife biology, and 3) Environmental education. Most positions run from June through August, but some interns are needed as early as March and some are needed through December.
http://www.cedarcreek.umn.edu/interns/

The Scripps Research Institute
Summer Fellowship in Immunology and Virology for Undergraduates

The program has been created to expose undergraduates to state of the art immunological and virological research, provide an introduction to the TSRI Graduate Program and motivate and prepare them for career opportunities in Immunology and Virology.
http://www.scripps.edu/imm/internship/

Mayo Clinic Summer Undergraduate Research

Each year, 90-100 undergraduate students from around the United States come to Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., to work beside both young and established scientists on a broad range of biomedical research questions. A limited number of fellowships are also available at the Mayo Clinic campuses in Jacksonville, Florida and Scottsdale, Arizona.
http://www.mayo.edu/mgs/surf.html

Baylor College of Medicine
Summer Medical and Research Training Program (SMART)

The SMART Program was developed to provide frontier-level, biomedically related summer research projects for undergraduates in a supportive environment with supplemental educational activities tailored for each individual.
http://www.bcm.edu/smart/

Zymogenetics

Undergraduate internships and Work Study Opportunities
http://www.zymogenetics.com/careers/careers.php

University of Oregon Life Sciences
Summer Program for Undergraduate Research

The University of Oregon (UO) Summer Program for Undergraduate Research (SPUR) offers fellowship opportunities for undergraduate students from other Universities and Colleges to participate in ongoing research in Life Sciences laboratories at UO during the Summer months. 
http://biology.uoregon.edu/SPUR/

Oregon Health and Science University

OHSU has a number of summer internship opportunities for undergraduates with a background in biology, chemistry, environmental science, computer science, math, physics or engineering.
http://www.ohsu.edu/xd/outreach/find-highered.cfm

City of Hope
Summer Student Academy

City of Hope's Eugene and Ruth Roberts Summer Student Academy gives promising students with an interest in research and health science careers practical experience and helps them develop important skills for their futures.
http://www.cityofhope.org/education/summer-student-academy/Pages/default.aspx

IBM Almaden Research Center/San Jose State University

The program encompasses projects in the areas of chemistry, engineering, and materials science of materials with special relevance to the microelectronics, semiconductor, and computer industries.
http://www.almaden.ibm.com/st/info/studentopps/nsfstudent/nsfa2007.htm
http://www.almaden.ibm.com/st/info/studentopps/NSFopps/

Materials Research Laboratory
University of California, Santa Barbara

MRL scientists and education staff are dedicated to improving access to science for diverse groups and to building a competent work force of scientists and engineers.
http://www.mrl.ucsb.edu/mrl/outreach/educational/ugradresearch2.html